Pontus Jansson of Leeds United celebrates after the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on February 25, 2017 in Leeds, England.(Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Having rediscovered his scoring touch, Pontus Jansson is thankful to the extra work Leeds United have been putting into set-pieces on the training pitch.

Jansson has scored twice in as many games at Elland Road, including the winner in Saturday’s victory over Norwich City.

Those goals are his first of the campaign having contributed three during his debut season with the Whites, and Jansson puts that down in part to the work of new set-piece coach Gianni Vio.

“Defensively I’ve been good [from set-pieces] since my first game for Leeds. I have an important role in the middle of the box and I win a lot of duels. Offensively I have a lot more to work on,” he said.

Read More

“These last three weeks with Gianni we have been speaking in Italian on some small details. It’s good for me. He works a lot and he puts the ball where I am so it’s easy for me to feel dangerous.

Pontus Jansson of Leeds United looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Barnsley and Leeds United at Oakwell Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Barnsley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) (Image: 2017 Getty Images)

“I’ve scored two goals in two games at home and when you score you feel more dangerous from every set-piece. That’s a natural feeling.”

Jansson’s goals have helped lift Leeds to within one point of the play-offs, and a win over Hull City next week will guarantee they spend Christmas Day inside the top six.